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Wales Best of the West – Episode 3 – Martin’s Haven

Published 4 years agoon February 24, 2022

Wales Best of the West (Cymru Gorau’r Gorllewin) is a bilingual online series that takes viewers on a journey from North to South Wales to discover four favourite shore dives.

In this episode, we explore Martin’s Haven.

Heading down to Pembrokeshire, Martin’s Haven was the next to explore. This is a dive site that fellow team member Lloyd (Kraken Production) knows like the back of his hand and he reveals some of its many secrets. The site is situated within the Skomer Marine Nature Reserve and one thing you notice soon into the dive is what the protection means to the site. There’s an abundance of different species, but one in particular that is found through the sand which is King Scallop (Pecten maximus) as it is an offence to take any from the reserve. The dive is the deepest shore dive along the coast (heading down to 30meters) but is also a site where you can find the pink seafan (Eunicella verrucosa) at its Northern most limit.

Link to Welsh version: https://youtu.be/xjXTsTtPDB0

JD Scuba

Jake grew up on Pen Llŷn, North Wales and from a young age, the underwater world and marine life have played a major role in his life. He's a marine biologist and an underwater videographer who aims to share the range of marine life and habitats found beneath the waves. Giovana trained as a professional dancer/actress/singer in London. She is also a personal trainer, scuba diver and L1 skydiver. Currently training to become a Stunt / SPACT performer within the film industry. Jake and Giovana enjoy traveling and being in the water where they share the trips and experiences on their YouTube channel: Scuba Bucket List.